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Yokoyama Hachiman Shrine

It is a very old and historic shrine that is said to have been founded in 681. It is said that Minamoto no Yoshitsune and his servants visited the shrine for a pilgrimage and stayed overnight there. Saburo Shigeie Suzuki, a vassal accompanying him, was quite old, so he remained at Yokoyama Hachiman Shrine, changed his name to Juzaburo, and became the head priest of this Hachiman Shrine.

A single cherry tree in Kamegamori

*In order to restore the tree's vigor, dead branches were removed and pruned, and soil improvement was carried out in the fall of 2019. Click here for details → [ Miyako City/Kamegamori Solitary Cherry Blossom ] Oyamazakura is located in a corner of Kamegamori Pasture at an altitude of 800m.

Suemae Kagura

It is said that Shugenja Ichimyo-in taught it to villagers in Suemae Village and Tashiro Village in 1700, and later dedicated it to the local Kuromori Kagura and Kumano Shrine shrines. In 2001, the Suemae Kagura 300th Anniversary Festival was held with great fanfare, and Seiken, Kagura, Purification, and Mountain God Dance were performed. Currently, the preservation society is actively carrying out activities to pass down the heritage to children, and the entire community is working together through exchanges that transcend generations.